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Verdict Is In: The Final Draft of Indiana Proposed Standards Stink

April 18, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Ok some folks are now weighing in on the final draft of Indiana’s proposed academic standards that was released earlier this week. Dr. Terrence Moore of Hillsdale College needs to let loose and tell us how he really feels about the ELA standards, don’t hold back!  No, just kidding, he writes a no-holds-barred review, and […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Andrea Neal, Common Core State Standards, Indiana Academic Standards, Indiana State Board of Education, James Milgram, Terrence Moore

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: Does It Add Up or Down? Part 1

April 8, 2014 By J.R. Wilson

Work Team, Feedback Group, & Validation Committee The Work Team There were 51 members listed on the Work Team for developing the Common Core State Standards. Of those 51 members, it is clear there was one actual classroom teacher listed with the possibility of one or two others. It is not evident or clear that […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core Math Standards, Hung-Hsi Wu, James Milgram, Jason Zimba, Phil Daro

Education Reform Should Be Geared Towards Parents, Not Business

April 2, 2014 By truthinamed

By Emmett McGroarty & Jane Robbins Sometimes a combatant in an ideological struggle says something that is refreshing, if disturbing, in its honesty. Such a declaration came recently from Billy Canary, president of the Business Council of Alabama. In explaining why legislators should embrace the Common Core, Mr. Canary said, “The business community is by […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Allan Golston, Common Core, Common Core Validation Committee, Emmett McGroarty, James Milgram, Jane Robbins, Sandra Stotsky

Building The Machine: A Must See

April 2, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

I concur with Joy Pullmann, educrats do not want you watching Building The Machine as they already had their spin machines kicked into high gear even prior to its release on Monday.  HSLDA did a terrific job putting this documentary together.  I was impressed with the attempt HSLDA made to interview proponents of the Common […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Building the Machine, Chester Finn, Common Core State Standards, HSLDA, James Milgram, Mike Petrilli, Sandra Stotsky, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Wayne Brasler, Ze'ev Wurman

Building the Machine to be Released on Monday

March 24, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Home School Legal Defense Association’s documentary on the Common Core entitled Building the Machine will be released on Monday, March 31st.  It will be released through its website – http://www.commoncoremovie.com/ where it will be free to view. Building the Machine introduces the public to the Common Core and its effects on our children’s education. […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Andrew Hacker, Bill Evers, Building the Machine, Common Core Movie, Common Core State Standards, Home School Legal Defense Association, James Milgram, Jim Stergios, Joy Pullmann, Michael Farris, Michael McShane, Mike Petrilli, Neal McClusky, Paul Horton, Sandra Stotsky, Wayne Brasler, Ze'ev Wurman

Common Core Forum in Louisiana on February 20th

January 27, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

FYI Louisiana friends.  There is a big Common Core forum happening on February 20, 2014, highlighting these speakers below: Jim Stergios, Sandra Stotsky, James Milgram, Emmett McGroarty, Jane Robbins and Terrance Moore under one roof?  I’m jealous that I don’t get to be there, but you have the opportunity! It will be held at the […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Emmett McGroarty, events, James Milgram, Jane Robbins, Jim Stergios, Louisiana, Sandra Stotsky, Terrance Moore

Should American High Schools Prepare any Students for STEM? Common Core Doesn’t Think So

November 26, 2013 By Sandra Stotsky

When states adopted Common Core’s mathematics standards, they were told (among other things) that these standards would make all high school students “college- and career-ready” and strengthen the critical pipeline for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). However, with the exception of a few standards in trigonometry, the math standards end after Algebra II, as […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core Math Standards, Common Core State Standards, James Milgram, Sandra Stotsky, STEM

Notre Dame Common Core Conference Video

November 21, 2013 By truthinamed

The American Principles Project (APP), the Heartland Institute and Pioneer Institute, co-hosted a one-day conference at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Monday, September 9, 2013 to discuss the destructive implications of the Common Core Standards and the future of the education of America’s youth. More than 200 people were in attendance at the sold […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Andrew Kern, Common Core State Standards, Emmett McGroarty, Erin Tuttle, Gerard Bradley, Heather Crossin, James Milgram, Jamie Gass, Joy Pullmann, Keith Oatley, Megan Koschnick, Notre Dame Common Core Conference, Patrick Deneen, Sandra Stotsky, Sean Fieler, Terrance Moore, William Estrada, Williamson Evers, Ze'ev Wurman

Two Upcoming New York State Conference Calls

November 6, 2013 By truthinamed

Stop Common Core in New York State is hosting two conference calls this month: 1. Tonight at 7 pm EST with Dr. Duke Pesta and Emmett McGroarty: Topic: Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative and the Classical Catholic Education: Two Worlds at Odds With One Another. Common Core State Standards in education have garnered a growing […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Duke Pesta, Emmett McGroarty, James Milgram, Stop Common Core in New York State

Wisconsin State Superintendent Offers Veiled Threat to Opponents of Common Core

October 31, 2013 By Karen Schroeder

The state of Wisconsin has held three out of four public hearings on Common Core Standards. State Superintendent Tony Evers must be feeling the heat because he offered legislators a veiled threat that any rejection of Common Core Standards may be taken to the Supreme Court. This threat outrages citizens across the state who are […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, James Milgram, Kim Simac, Sandra Stotsky, Tony Evers, Wisconsin Supreme Court

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